Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the white paper on health disparities will include policy proposals to help tackle regional disparities in (a) obesity, (b) smoking and (c) alcohol consumption.

The health disparities white paper will review the factors which influence people’s health, including preventable risks and among population groups and localities which experience poorer health outcomes. The specific policy content of the white paper will be available in due course.